Good Books, True Stories, Beautiful Songs

Brooke Pernice
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This is a weekly podcast with Brooke Pernice focused on goodness, truth, and beauty in every day life, music, storytelling, and literature through the lense of the greatest story ever told..

  1. 07/27/2023

    Ancient Wisdom For Modern Strife

    In this episode, we will explore the wisdom of the book of Ecclesiastes for our modern concerns. Other books mentioned in this episode are "Doing Our Own Thing" by John McWhorter and the Westminster Shorter Catechism.

  2. 07/12/2023

    The Bible And Us

    In this episode, we will explore the whole story of the Bible and how it influences every part of our lives. Books mentioned in this episode are "A Father Who Keeps His Promises" by Scott Hahn, "God, Heaven, and Har Magedon" by Meredith Klein, and ""The Christ Of The Covenants" by O Palmer Robertson.

  3. 07/04/2023

    God and Country

    In this Independence Day episode, we will take a whirlwind tour of the triumphs and a few tragedies in the history of this great nation. Books used in the preparation of this episode were "The Frontier In American History" by Frederick Jackson Turner, "The Operator" by Robert O'Niell, and "Hero Tales" by Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge. Also helpful were Dr. George Grant's Gileskirk American History Lectures.

  4. 06/28/2023

    Storytelling and the Virtuous Imagination

    In this episode, we will explore the influence of the stories we hear and tell on our imaginations, asking whether they form us in virtue or viciousness. The books referenced in this podcast are "The Chronicles Of Narnia" series by C S Lewis, "Tending The Heart Of Virtue" by Vigen Guroian, and "The Untold Story of the Talking Book" by Matthew Rubery. Also mentioned is the Radio Lab Audio production "Mixtape".

  5. 06/20/2023

    By Zion's Songs Made Steadfast

    In this episode, guided by the classic Spiritual "We Shall Not Be Moved", we will explore how singing Zion's songs together both in and out of church can steady us in the storms of troubled times such as these. The books referenced in this episode are "celebrities For Jesus" by Katelyn Beaty and "The Screwtape Letters" by C S Lewis. The Theopolis Institute course "Music In Life And Liturgy" by Ken Myers and James Jordan is referenced. Also mentioned is the Article "The Primacy Of Worship For Political Unity" by James Wood, which can be accessed below. https://theopolisinstitute.com/primacy-of-worship-for-political-unity/

  6. 06/12/2023

    Having The Mind Of Christ

    In this episode, guided by the classic hymn "Take Thou Our Minds" we will explore what it means to give up our whole selves to Christ, beginning with having a Christian mind. Books used in the preparation of this episode were "Recovering The Lost Art Of Reading" by Leland Ryken and Glenda Mathes, "Habits Of The Mind" by James Sire, and "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self" by Carl Trueman.

  7. 05/30/2023

    A Time To Remember

    This episode will guide us through the many areas upon which Memorial Day invites us to reflect. Books referenced in this episode are "A Patriot's Calling" by Lt. Colonel Dan Rooney, "Sheep No More" by Jonothan T Gilliam, "Stuck In The Present" by David George Moore, "Classical Me: Classical Thee" by Rebekah Merkle, and "Bibi: My Story" by Benjamin Netanyahu. Folds Of Honor may be found here: https://foldsofhonor.org/

  8. 12/19/2022

    Advent Of Salvation

    In this episode, we explore the solemn and joyful season of Advent, during which we anticipate the celibration of Jesus' first coming, and His second coming in the future. Books helpful in preparing this episode were; "The Man Born To Be King" by Dorothy L. Sayers, "the 25th" by Joshua Gibbs, and "Behold The Lamb Of God" by Russ Ramsey. Also mentioned are the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees, found in Catholic Bibles and Protestant Bibles containing the Apocrypha. As a Protestant I do not believe these are Scripture, but I do believe they can and should be read particularly during this time of Advent.

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